Thinking About Romanticism
Romanticism in Modern European Thought and Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21728686 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David S Luft (Oregon State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 133-145 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-0963 • E-ISSN: 1745-8218 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14790963.2024.2440831 |
| OpenAlex | W4405769576 |
| Language | EN |
This essay follows the circuitous journey of the terms “Romanticism” and “the Romantic” from the classic period of Romantic poetry (1789-1815) to related political forms: revolution, reaction, nationalism, National Socialism, and a twenty-first century variety of anti-rational manipulation. I follow the movement from love and freedom in the Romantic poetry of 1800 to the cruelty of anti-rational politics and argue that Romanticism was not the cause of fascism
Art · Communism · Literature · Nationalism · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Romance · Romanticism · Socialism · Central European and Russian historical studies · Classical Studies and Philology · German Literature and Culture Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |